During holidays such as Christmas and New Year vacations, it is inevitable to meet relatives whether you like it or not. To save face just in case some of my relatives read my blog, I am not against the idea of meeting relatives and patting a few backs congratulating each other for another job well done over the past year. The only part I'm against in meeting relatives that I only see once or twice a year are the inevitable remarks they give that makes me lose all respect for them
Remarks such as "You've become fat again", "Do you have a girlfriend now?" and "Did you study this at school?" are getting old and annoying. Those are not good conversation starters on the part of the person being asked so it's either leave me in silence or strike up a better topic.
I know just how fat I am, everyday I check if my pants get tighter or loose. Yes I have a waifus, actually tons of them in different anime and what benefit will you have for asking me if I have studied Romeo and Juliet at school?
Seriously, holidays become so frustrating because of this cynical, one-sided relatives who only see the light on their side.
However, there are those rare relatives who, instead of hoarding the light, gives them instead and by the law of yin and yang I suppose the good relatives balances the terrible ones. Still, whatever I do my words mean nothing to the wise old relatives. And if I don't speak, they think me rude.
And we all complain about the generation of youngsters!?
Another part of meeting relatives is the traditional display of respect to the elderly by pressing their knuckles on our forehead. Here in the Philippines we call it 'Mano po'. That tradition is quickly diminishing though with the dawn of the new generation. The few children who does that often gets praised with the pat to head...seriously, we've had enough of your hand. Stop it.
Then comes the awkward part. Usually when a younger person is about to commence the 'mano po' we pick up whatever hand is available from the elderly. But when those unavoidable moments occur where you pick up the right hand and the older person expects it to be a handshake, you end up shaking it while your forehead is pressed against it thus, the headshake. You all have no idea just how awkward that is.
So far with the last party the I attended, which was a Christmas party where the presence of my grandmother is required, I was saved from the awkward conversations and interactions from the hosts of the party despite the round table. That's right, let's all respect our personal spaces.
Now back to my games.
Remarks such as "You've become fat again", "Do you have a girlfriend now?" and "Did you study this at school?" are getting old and annoying. Those are not good conversation starters on the part of the person being asked so it's either leave me in silence or strike up a better topic.
I know just how fat I am, everyday I check if my pants get tighter or loose. Yes I have a waifus, actually tons of them in different anime and what benefit will you have for asking me if I have studied Romeo and Juliet at school?
Seriously, holidays become so frustrating because of this cynical, one-sided relatives who only see the light on their side.
However, there are those rare relatives who, instead of hoarding the light, gives them instead and by the law of yin and yang I suppose the good relatives balances the terrible ones. Still, whatever I do my words mean nothing to the wise old relatives. And if I don't speak, they think me rude.
And we all complain about the generation of youngsters!?
Another part of meeting relatives is the traditional display of respect to the elderly by pressing their knuckles on our forehead. Here in the Philippines we call it 'Mano po'. That tradition is quickly diminishing though with the dawn of the new generation. The few children who does that often gets praised with the pat to head...seriously, we've had enough of your hand. Stop it.
Then comes the awkward part. Usually when a younger person is about to commence the 'mano po' we pick up whatever hand is available from the elderly. But when those unavoidable moments occur where you pick up the right hand and the older person expects it to be a handshake, you end up shaking it while your forehead is pressed against it thus, the headshake. You all have no idea just how awkward that is.
So far with the last party the I attended, which was a Christmas party where the presence of my grandmother is required, I was saved from the awkward conversations and interactions from the hosts of the party despite the round table. That's right, let's all respect our personal spaces.
Now back to my games.
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